When we rented the apartment, our landlord told us that the furnace which provides us with both heat and hot water was an oil furnace. And that there was about an eighth of a tank of oil left. And so we knew we’d have to get an oil contract...
Our first glimpse of what we think is Bella’s younger sister, Sophia Therese. The ultrasound tech couldn’t be certain, this very active baby might be Benedict Joseph. Either way, we’re extremely happy to see our little darling is a...
Recently I’ve been saying my morning prayers after breakfast. I sit in my recliner and read the psalms out loud and Bella plays in the living room. It’s a much slower process than praying alone, full of interruptions and distractions...
Hisorical Christian has a wonderfully detailed blog post that answers a Protestant’s questions on indulgences. She also explains the Church’s teachings on confession and purgatory. This is an excellent primer for any Catholic who is a...
Here’s a question I keep bumping up against, especially in Harry Potter discussions I’ve had online: What moral responsibility, if any, does an author of children’s books have toward her audience? I maintain that writing for...
My homeschooling sister-in-law is discussing the Our Father with her first grader this week and asked for some kind of line by line explanation. So I wrote out some thoughts for her, based on what I remember from the various times I’ve studied...
Yesterday we went to a family party for my niece Catherine who will be five tomorrow and my nephew Peter who will be 15 on Wednesday. As usual it was a lot of fun. Dom has a great big loud Italian family and they know how to load a table with good...
Poor Bella. We went out for a walk this morning and she tripped int he driveway while I was getting the stroller out of the car and fell right on her forehead. She screamed loudly as I scooped her up and headed back into the house for some first aid...
It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or...
Today I was chatting with a good friend I haven’t talked to in months and months. He asked me a question that gave me pause and then has stuck with me for the rest of the day. So I thought it would make a good blog entry. He asked what I...
